Brazilian president sends Chinese New Year's greetingsBrazilian President Michel Temer sent a message on Friday evening extending his best wishes for the Chinese Lunar New Year, and the city kicked off its first public celebration of the occasion, also known as the Spring Festival.

Syria denies rumors of Assad's health issuesSyria's presidential media office denied on Friday recent rumors circulated on several news outlets that President Bashar al-Assad is in a critical condition after suffering a stroke.